Coaches
Lincoln Riley
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Lincoln Riley*+
Head coach, USC · Played at Texas Tech 2002 · alma mater (CFBD): Texas Tech
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2005 | Texas Tech | Other | SA | Mike Leach |
| 2006 | Texas Tech (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2007 | Texas Tech | Position | WR | Mike Leach |
| 2008-2009 | Texas Tech | Position | IWR | Mike Leach |
| 2009 | Texas Tech | OCinterim | Offensive coordinator (interim) · season pages | Mike Leach |
| 2010-2013 | East Carolina | OC | OC/QB✓ | Ruffin McNeill |
| 2014 | East Carolina | OC | AHC/OC/QB✓ | Ruffin McNeill |
| 2015-2016 | Oklahoma | OC | OC/QB✓ | Bob Stoops |
| 2017-2021 | Oklahoma | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2022- | USC | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 25 | 29 | 17 | 45 | 120 |
| 2011 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 43 | 71 | 29 | 25 | 120 |
| 2012 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 41 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 124 |
| 2013 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 125 |
| 2014 | East Carolina | Offensive coordinator | 31 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 128 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma | Offensive coordinator | 17 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 128 |
| 2016 | Oklahoma | Offensive coordinator | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 7 → 3 | 1 | 66 | 25.5 | 85% wins | 130 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 7 → - | 1 | 120 | 24.9 | 86% wins | 130 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 4 → 7 | 2 | 64 | 22.9 | 86% wins | 130 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 5 → 6 | 9 | 20 | 17.8 | 86% wins | 127 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 10-2 (12 of 13) | 2 → 10 | 5 | 73 | 16.8 | 82% wins | 130 |
| 2022 | USC | 11-3 | 14 → 12 | 1 | 120 | 18.9 | 33% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | USC | 8-5 | 6 → - | 5 | 111 | 9.4 | 79% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | USC | 7-6 | 23 → - | 46 | 79 | 11.9 | 62% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | USC | 9-4 | - → 20 | 4 | 65 | 16.9 | 54% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | USC | 7-2 | - → - | 22 | 95 | 15.8 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2003-2009 (OC, Other, Position)
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 2010-2014 (OC, Other, Position)
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2015-2016 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 26
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2017-2021 (OC, Position)
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2017-2021 (OC, Other, Position)
- Kerry Cooks · Oklahoma 2017-2018 (Other, Position)
- Mike Stoops · Oklahoma 2017-2018 (DC, Other, Position)
- Ruffin McNeill · Oklahoma 2017-2019 (DC, Other, Position)
- Tim Kish · Oklahoma 2017-2018 (Position)
- Ty Darlington · Oklahoma 2017-2019 (Analyst)
- Bob Diaco · Oklahoma 2018 (Position)
- Shane Beamer*+ · Oklahoma 2018-2020 (Other, Position)
- Alex Grinch · Oklahoma 2019-2021 (DC)
- Brian Odom · Oklahoma 2019-2021 (Position)
- Conner McQueen · Oklahoma 2020-2021 (Analyst)
- Jamar Cain · Oklahoma 2020-2021 (Position)
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2021 (Position)
- Donte Williams · USC 2022-2023 (Other, Position)
- Josh Henson · USC 2022-2024 (OC, Position)
- Luke Huard · USC 2022-2026 (OC, Position)
- Shaun Nua · USC 2022-2026 (DC, Position)
- Greg Brown · USC 2023 (Analyst)
- Kliff Kingsbury · USC 2023 (Analyst)
- D'Anton Lynn · USC 2024-2025 (DC)
- Doug Belk · USC 2024-2025 (Position)
- Eric Henderson · USC 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Matt Entz* · USC 2024 (Other, Position)
- Gary Patterson · USC 2026 (DC)
- Mike Ekeler · USC 2026 (ST coord.)
Level 2: on their staffs · 17
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2021-2026 (DC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2021-2026 (Analyst, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Marcus Satterfield · South Carolina 2021-2022 (OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Pete Lembo* · South Carolina 2021-2023 (Other, ST coord.) · under Shane Beamer
- Freddie Kitchens · South Carolina 2022 (Analyst) · under Shane Beamer
- Jody Wright · South Carolina 2022-2023 (Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Dowell Loggains* · South Carolina 2023-2024 (OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Marquel Blackwell · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Mike Shula · South Carolina 2024-2025 (Analyst, OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2024-2026 (Other, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Brian Ferentz · Fresno State 2025-2026 (Position) · under Matt Entz
- Geoff Collins · South Carolina 2025-2026 (Other) · under Shane Beamer
- Josh Davis · Fresno State 2025-2026 (OC) · under Matt Entz
- Nick Benedetto · Fresno State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Matt Entz
- Adam Breske · Fresno State 2026 (DC) · under Matt Entz
- Kendal Briles · South Carolina 2026 (OC, Position) · under Shane Beamer
- Stan Drayton · South Carolina 2026 (Position) · under Shane Beamer
Level 3: on their staffs · 8
- Dave Patenaude · Buffalo 2024-2025 (OC, Position) · under Pete Lembo
- Joe Bowen · Buffalo 2024-2025 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- D. J. Smith · App State 2025-2026 (DC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Joe Dailey · App State 2025 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Brian Dougherty · Buffalo 2026 (DC) · under Pete Lembo
- Mike Anthony · App State 2026 (OC) · under Dowell Loggains
- Ryan Pugh · App State 2026 (Position) · under Dowell Loggains
- Tony Tokarz · Buffalo 2026 (OC) · under Pete Lembo
Coached together
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Texas Tech 2003-2005 · him Other, them Position
- Dana Holgorsen · Texas Tech 2003-2007 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Lyle Setencich · Texas Tech 2003-2007 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Leach · Texas Tech 2003-2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Robert Anae · Texas Tech 2003-2004 · him Other, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · Texas Tech 2003-2009 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Head coach, Other, Position, ST coord.
- Sonny Dykes* · Texas Tech 2003-2005 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Seth Littrell · Texas Tech 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Brian Mitchell · Texas Tech 2007-2009 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2009 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Brian Mitchell · East Carolina 2010-2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2010-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Ruffin McNeill · East Carolina 2010-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Garrett Riley · East Carolina 2013-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them GA
- Rick Smith · East Carolina 2013-2014 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2015-2021 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2015-2021 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Head coach
- C. J. Ah You · Oklahoma 2015 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2015-2021 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Kerry Cooks · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Stoops · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tim Kish · Oklahoma 2015-2018 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Position
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · Oklahoma 2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Ruffin McNeill · Oklahoma 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Ty Darlington · Oklahoma 2017-2019 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Bob Diaco · Oklahoma 2018 · him Head coach, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Oklahoma 2018-2020 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Alex Grinch · Oklahoma 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brian Odom · Oklahoma 2019-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Conner McQueen · Oklahoma 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Jamar Cain · Oklahoma 2020-2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2021 · him Head coach, them Position
- Alex Grinch · USC 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Brian Odom · USC 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Conner McQueen · USC 2022 · him Head coach, them GA
- Donte Williams · USC 2022-2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Josh Henson · USC 2022-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Luke Huard · USC 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Shaun Nua · USC 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Greg Brown · USC 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Kliff Kingsbury · USC 2023 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- D'Anton Lynn · USC 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC
- Doug Belk · USC 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them Position
- Eric Henderson · USC 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Matt Entz* · USC 2024 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Gary Patterson · USC 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mike Ekeler · USC 2026 · him Head coach, them ST coord.
Played together
- Kliff Kingsbury · Texas Tech 2002
- Mike Smith · Texas Tech 2002
- Sonny Cumbie* · Texas Tech 2002